The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-09-09
MINOR LOCALS

wheat on Tuesday last.
Next Monday week the September
term of Court commences.
The Cecil Farmers Club will meet
at A, j. Micheners on Wednesday
next.
The corn crop is large in Cecil this
year. Other crops, however, are not
barn bursters.
Corn cutting is in progress by
some of our bright and early farm
crs this week.
Frank Jenkins, the knight of the
paint brush, is giving Mr.. Shepherds
house new coat of paint.
J. S. Pogue our active trader in
agricultural machinery and carriage
builder has sold Is Empire drills
this fall.
To rl.vtnt diseases in horses,
keep their blood pure by feeding
twice daily GILT EDiE Horse Powders.
For sale at DR.. Kinks Drug store. At
Henry Clark of the 9th district
broke on arm by falling from pile
of straw bales.
Arrival of another bale of that
cheap muslin. The query is, where
does it all go?
A woods meeting is to be held in
Abrahams' Grove above Port Depos
it next Sunday.
Arrival of two and one half cases
of Canton Flannel containing over
fifty pieces, at e. r. Buflington's. =.
A large -four mill at Centerville,
Queen Annes County was burned
last week. The Cecil Mutual caught
it to the tune of $4,000.
Elkton eclipses Port Deposit as a
"sea.port.' Fourteen schooners were
lying at her docks on Monnay last
the Neus says.
The Talbot county Fair Associa-
ton has sent committee to Wash
ington to invite the President to visit
their fair. Oh dear!
Cecil Paper Mill is to be fitted up
with new machinery, which Allies has
been hauling from the depot for sew.
eral days.
Persons in need of Wall Parper
would do we'll to call on f r. Buf-
fington where a large assortment can
be found at prices we guarantee the
very lowest.
We have an invoice of the finest
inks in the United States-the un.
equa.ed IXL inks, of all colors. See
adv. in this issue.
E. R. Bufington's change of ad.
gives notice that he is about to make
his annual trip to New York to re
plentish his stock of goods.
A few loads of peaches make their
appearance in town at prices as high
as Mt. Washington. They are brought
from away down the "shore."
The Biddle farm near Chesapeake
City was offered at trustees sale last
week. by w. S. Evans The farm
contains ll2 acres. Only ZOO bid Z!
The property was withdrawn.
A private note from Rev. I. Jewell
contains the pleasant information that
Mrs. Jewell is convalescing. She
has been quite sick at her old home
in Queen Annes County.
Rev. I. Jewell, pastor of the M.
f, Church of Rising Sun expects to
he home and fill his pulpit on Sun
day next. The public are cordially
invited to attend.
School books, states, paper, copy
books, ink, pencils, ETC., at DR.. Kinks
Drug Store.
W. T. Bye of the 4th district has
been elected Secretary and Treasur-
er of the Farmers Mutual Fire In
surance Co. to fill the places made
vacant by the death of H. H. Kimble.
The laat attack of horses that we
have heard of occurred on Monday,
when John Marshall and William
Murray had animals attacked with
the disease.
On last sixth day evening Misses
Phoebe and Lizzie Passmore of this
town were given surprise by a com.
pany of young friends who called
and made pleasant party.
John A. Kay, son of A. B. Kay
manager OF Cecil Paper Mill, has
entered the establishment of Moore
& White of Philadelphia to learn to
be machinist.
o. Fowler, the phrenologist, died
ut Sharon Station, Conn, Aug. 10.
aged 10. He had lately finished a
lecturing tour in the South and
West.
Spencer F. Baird, secretary of the
Smithsonian Institute and United
States Commissioners of Fish and